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In 1907, Henry Ford bought 160 acres of land for what would be his Highland Park Ford Plant. The first moving assembly line started a few years later at the plant.
In 2006, the Ford Motor Co. announced plans to close the Highland Park plant. A white Ford Ranger that rolled off the assembly line on Dec. 16, 2011, was the last car produced at the 86-year-old ...
Five years after Ford announced that it was closing its Highland Park plant and 18 months after it actually did, the automaker's longtime riverfront factory in St. Paul began coming down Monday ...
The Highland Park Ford Plant, designed by Albert Kahn in 1910, is featured at No. 5 on a "10 Buildings that Changed America" special that will be broadcast next month.
Tuesday, Ryan Companies released a virtual groundbreaking video for the redevelopment of the Ford Motor Company site in St. Paul. The project in the city’s Highland Park neighborhood was ...
The city council approved the master proposal for the old Ford plant in Highland Park with a 5-2 vote. While most people agree with the plan, which includes housing, retail, ...
In Minneapolis-St. Paul, the big and sad news of the week is the bridge collapse. In another part of the city, Ford is getting ready to sell its Highland Park property. Like any seller, Ford wants ...
1914: The moving assembly line at Highland Park produces 34,858 Model Ts — an 82% increase from Piquette’s output. 1917: Ford introduces a truck, the Model TT, based on the Model T. 1927: The ...
When it comes to the future development plans for the vacant Ford Motor Co. site in Highland Park, St. Paul Planning Commissioner Bill Lindeke is thrilled, while Bruce Hoppe is gearing up for a fig… ...
The power plant, left, Administration Building, center and other buildings of Ford's Highland Park plant, birthplace of automotive mass production and the Model T, as they looked two decades ago.
“It wasn’t until 1914 at the Highland Park Plant when Ford scaled up for mass production that one color, black, was chosen for speed and cost efficiency.” The Model T’s reign as one of the ...
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